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Which do I believe

paulaercksn
paulaercksn Posts: 29 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I just got a HRM today. I did a 30 min pilates workout. On MFP it says I burn 117 calories. On the monitor is says I burned 316. Does that seem high? I'm not sure which one to believe. Any suggestions. The HRM is a Timex with a chest strap.

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  • Mads1997
    Mads1997 Posts: 1,494 Member
    Your HRM is always going to be more realistic, that is if you have it set up correctly with your stats.
  • peggysue1977
    peggysue1977 Posts: 4 Member
    What kind did you get. Im lookin to get one

    Thanks
  • amw8675309
    amw8675309 Posts: 95 Member
    make sure to double check your user settings... mine was set to a 45 year old male when i first got it and i didn't realize until about a week later that that was why my calories were calculating so high
  • paulaercksn
    paulaercksn Posts: 29 Member
    I bought a Timex Personal Trainer. It was $35.99 on Amazon. Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P8VWQS. I did 45 min on the elliptical and it said I burned 990 calories. I need to make sure all the settings are correct. That seems high to me.
  • Jeremy_Holley
    Jeremy_Holley Posts: 3
    Paula, I'm 225lbs, and when i do 45min on the elliptical, I typically burn a little over 800 calories, so it sounds a little high to me, but not terribly high.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    i always go with the lower number to be safe.

    i think it takes a heck of a lot of effort to burn a calorie.
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